I've done something like this. In /usr/share/ldm/rc.d/S00-guest-sessions I put this line
case "$LDM_USERNAME" in WipedUserHere*) ssh -S "$LDM_SOCKET" "$LDM_SERVER" 'cd; rsync -av --delete /etc/backups$ ;; esac then I keep copies of the the home directories in /etc/backup When the LTSP client boots it syncs the current directory with it's matching backup dir in /etc/backup This has been working quite well. Jackie Angus| Library IT Support Horry County Government Horry County Memorial Library – Library Administration 1008 5th Ave, Conway, South Carolina 29526 Tel 843-915-6388| Fax 843-248-1548 | ang...@horrycounty.org www.hcml.org ________________________________________ From: ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net <ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 7:00 AM To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Ltsp-discuss Digest, Vol 114, Issue 5 Send Ltsp-discuss mailing list submissions to ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net You can reach the person managing the list at ltsp-discuss-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Ltsp-discuss digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Volatile home directory (Jan Kowalsky) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:16:29 +0100 From: Jan Kowalsky <jan...@datenkollektiv.net> Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Volatile home directory To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <564c5e0d.5000...@datenkollektiv.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Hi g, we have the same question in one of our networks. We provide guest accounts. Am 03.11.2015 um 14:23 schrieb g: > Hi all. > I'm trying to obtain a configuration for LTSP (no fat client) in which > all modifications made by the users on their home dir are discarded > before logout. > In other words, I would like every user find the same configuration for > desktop and personal settings each time he logs in. I would prevent > modifications from an initial configuration I made for users. > Of course the whole system can't work with read-only home dirs. Too easy :) > > I tried understanding how to avoid sshfs mount of home dirs, but just > specifying a generic > > CONFIGURE_FSTAB=true > FSTAB_1="tmpfs /home/ tmpfs > nodev,nosuid,size=512m,mode=777 0 0" > > in /opt/ltsp/amd64/etc/lts.conf didn't help > > I tried commenting out the line with sshfs in > /opt/ltsp/amd64/usr/share/ldm/rc.d/X01-localapps > manually mounted a user's home tmpfs dir on thin client before user > logged in, but no luck and the LDM restarted after hangup for a few minutes. > > Does anyone faced with a similar goal to reach? Can anyone please point > me in the right direction? well, we took a different approach. We simply use pam-scripts to create home-dirs on login and remove them again on logout. If there is a possibility to do this with tmpfs in ltsp this would be nice. But be aware: a user only has to download or copy any big file and your ram will not be sufficient. Regards Jan ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net End of Ltsp-discuss Digest, Vol 114, Issue 5 ******************************************** All e-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to public disclosure under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This correspondence is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net